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Timeline: Winston Churchill and the Road to Israel, 1947-49
05
Dec
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“We are told that there are a handful of terrorists on one side and 100,000 British troops on the other. How much longer are they to stay there? And stay for what? In order that on a threat to kill hostages we show ourselves unable to execute a sentence duly pronounced by a competent tribunal. It is not good enough. I never saw anything less recompensive for the efforts now employed than what is going on in Palestine.” —WSC, 31 January 1947
Timeline: Winston Churchill on Palestine, 1945-46
27
Nov
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“[I]t is impossible to avoid expressing deep regret at the many changes of tactics and method, at the needless disappointment created throughout world Jewry by the failure to fulfill the hopes which the party opposite excited by their promises and convictions at the General Election, and above all, at the lack of any policy worthy of the name. This absence of any policy or decision on these matters, which have become more complicated as they proceed, has allowed havoc and hatred to flare and run rife throughout Palestine for more than a year and no one knows where we are today.” —WSC, 12 November 1946
The Modern Middle East: How Much is Churchill’s Fault?
06
Nov
2023
2
By DAVID FROMKIN
The Middle East was ruled by the Ottoman Empire for almost 500 years, but by 1918 it was occupied by a British army of one million. No other major military force was on scene. British plans were in shambles: subversive foreign plots were suspected. At this truly horrendous moment, Lloyd George in effect turned to Churchill and said, in effect: You deal with it. Britain would often do that when all else had failed and other policies had proven not to work.
A New Account of Churchill Remaking the Mideast by Brad Faught
13
Mar
2023
By WILLIAM JOHN SHEPHERD
Brad Faught has given us an expertly researched and thoughtfully argued examination of one of the seminal diplomatic events of the 20th century. He explains why British officials like Curzon and Allenby opposed a Jewish homeland within the Mandate of Palestine. Allenby, aided by Lawrence, was the general who had conquered the Ottoman provinces in the First World War.
Sara Reguer: A Conversation on Churchill and the Middle East, 1919-1922
07
Feb
2022
Sara Reguer Focuses on Churchill Reorganizing the “Fertile Crescent”
17
Nov
2021
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Great Contemporaries: Montgomery, Right Man at the Right Time (Part 1)
23
Sep
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Montgomery took command of the 8th Army at a time when Britain and Churchill desperately needed a victory. It was left to him to deliver it.
Great Contemporaries: Claude Auchinleck, Soldier of the Raj (Part 2)
16
Sep
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
London has no statue of Claude Auchinleck, the man who stopped Rommel and the last commander of the Indian Army. Perhaps there should be one.
Great Contemporaries: Claude Auchinleck, Soldier of the Raj (Part 1)
09
Sep
2021
Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 2)
29
Jul
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Churchill believed any obstacle could be surmounted, while Wavell prepared for the worst. Both traits had served Britain well.
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Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 1)
22
Jul
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Confronted with the seeming impossible in the Middle East, Wavell acquitted himself well and was promoted as often as he was sacked.